Liquid-dispensing apparatus



June .4, 1929; F. w. DELANOY LIQUID DISPENSING APPARAQUS File NOV- 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l t I mulzm June 4, 1929. w, DELANQY 1,715,539

' LIQUID DI SPENSING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 4, 1929 rrennnnrcir w. nELAnoY, or ROCHESTER,- PEi nsYLvAnIA, ns srsnon, :eY EsnE As;

SIGNMENTS, TO THE WAYNE PUMP COMP-ANY, or BALTIMOR ARYL ND, A con- PORATION OF MARYLAND.

LIQUIDPDISPENSTNG arrsnarus.

Application filed November 8, 1924. Serial no. 748,514.

This invention relates to liquid dispensing apparatus.

One object of the invention is to provide claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters are used "to designate like parts- Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation of liquid dispensing apparatus embodying my invention, some'ofthe parts being shown in section forthe sake ofclearness;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary'front elevation of the control parts and connections as shown in'the lower part of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, some parts being in elevation, of the air supply control valve and its associated control mechanism; V

Figure 4 is an elevation of the parts shown in Figure 3 and at right angles with respect thereto; 7

' Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view'of the exhaust valve forming apart of the air con trol' system and Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of afloat type of choke valve which is adapted toprevent the flow of air fromjthe liquid supply tank to the measuring tank. The various novel features of the'inventlon will be apparentfrom the following description'and drawings and will be particularly pointed outinthe appended claims.

' line 14, which passesthroughthe'pedestal Referring to the figures-of the drawings, it will be noted that I have disclosed my finmention in connection with visible measuring apparatus including a glass cylinder 10 forming the measuring tank. This measuring tank is mounted upon a pedestal 11 having a base 12; T'he liquid to be dispensed is forced into the'imeasuring tank from an auxiliaryor supply tank 18, through a pipe llan'd .terminatesin a U-shaped or reverse portion 15 for discharging the liquid to be measured into the lower'portionof the meas-' uring tank 10. The quantity to be measured is controlled by an overflow conduit 16,the is position of which may be adjusted by raising or lowering the samefor such purposes. Said overflow condu t 16 telescopes into an associate overflow pipe 17 and has alaterally moV- able handle 18 secured thereto and 'selectively receivable in the notclii19'of any one'of'a number of suitably supported locking members '20 for. holding the overflow conduit 16 in adjustedpositiong.

-,,The liquid-to be dispensed, such, for'eX- ample, as gasoline, is first poured into a storage tank 21 through anysuitable fill pipe 22.

As indicated above; the liquid is not forced dlrect from the storage tank 21 into the mats.

uring tank 10, but, on the other hand, isi-ifirst supplied to the auxiliary or supply tank :13,

the top of which, it will be' noted, is below the lowest level of the storage tank 21 The liquid/is siphoned from the storage tank 21 into the auxiliary orsupply'ta'nk13in the usual well known manner through the siphon tubeconnection 28."

Theiliquid is forcedfroin the supply tank 13 to the measuring tank 10 by compressed air, which may be supplied from any suitable Y source represented by the reference characg ter 24. The COlDPIGSSQCl ELlI is'supp'lied from the source 24- to liquidsupply tank 13througn a pipe line including pipes 25, 26 and 27, the

latter of which enters the top of the-liquid supply tank 135 p I V Located in the air supply pipeline and more particularly in pipe 26 is a'sup'ply control valve 28, best shown in Figure 3; "Sa id "valve is mounted in casing 29 having an i apertured partition 30, the aperture orvalve opening 31 being opened-orclose'd in accord-' ance with operating conditi'onsb A spring 32 tends'to lioldthe' valve 28 in closed position, v

but said valve also maybe heldi-n op'en-p osi- :1'06

tion by the high portion of a @amss fiXed'to a shaft 34, supported in-a casing 35',.forining a chamber in or a portion of the overflowpipe 17. Also secured to the shaft 34 is a lever 35 toone endof which a hand operated rod 36"is v i The opposite end of pivotally 'connected. 7 lever 35 is provided with a-counterweight 87' which just. counterbalances theweightofthe rod 36; As shown-in Figure 3, thehand operating rod 36 has been depressed, causing the 28 have'been depressed foropening the latter cam'33to havebeen rotatedinto a position in which the valve stem-38 and its control valve to permit a flow of compressed air from the compressed air source 241- through the pipes 25, 26 and 27 to the top of supply tank 13. Theair supply control valve 28 will remain in an opened position until some force is ap-' plied to the shaft 34 for rotating the cam 33 in a clockwise d1rect1on,as viewed m Figure 3, forfpresenting its flat depressedface 39 to a movement of overflow liquid 'measur ng tank 1O, which liquid overflows the top of the stem 38 for permittingthe spring32 to close the valve 28. In connection with controlling the closing of air supply valve 28, there is secured-to the same shaft 34 what mightbe termed a spoon member 10 which is located within the casing 35. and morepar-ticularlyis located inthe'path of from the down through conduits 16 and 17 as shown in Figure 3. e The spoon member 40 is mounted nects to the vent line 48 leading upwardly in a horizontal position and in a position to receive the impact of the falling overflow liquid. 3 .Such impact is suflicient to rotate the shaft 34=and cam 33 topermit the closing of the valve 28 ashereinabove mentioned.

The spoon or valve member 40 does not and is-not intended to block'the flow of overflow liquidbut freely perinits the flow of such liquid on all sides thereof. 1' The impact of the overflow liquid, asmentioned above, is .suflicient toroperate the cam to permit the spring "32 to close the air supply control I Also mounted in the air supply pipe line and more particularly connected to the pipe 26thereof is an exhaust valve forventing the liquid supply tank '13 after the air supply control valve 28 has been closed. 'haust valve includes a two-part casing 11 in This exwhieh a diaphragm 42 is clam 'ied. Secured to the centraljpart ofthe dlaphragm 1s ahollow exhaust valve, member {13 against which a spring .4 1 presses, tending to" hold thead ustablevalvc member 43 away from its stationary cooperating valve member 15 for permitting the passage of air thru the hollow valve'inember43 and out'through exhaust openlng lfi and exhaust line 47-, which con- 7 from tlie liquid storage tank 21. When the spring. 4 1. is effective for holding the valve 13 in open'position, the nut 49 secured to the 7 hollow end thereof rests upon a suitable seat 5Q in the bottom of the valve casing' ll. As

' shown in-Figure 5, the exhaust valve is in closed or substantially closedposition against the tension of spring ll'fiIlCl iS forced into said position almost immediately afterthe air supply control valve 28 is opened, and: is

held in that position until shortly after said a r-supply. control valve 28 has again closed and untll the pressure of the air in the liquid supply tank 13 has beendissipated to the extent that the spring 14 overcomes the reduced air pressure, whereupon the remaining alr under reduced pressuremay escape from the liquid supply tank 13 up thru pipe 24- and thru the exhaust valve as hereinabove mentioned for venting the liquid supply tank 13. It willbe understood that when the air supply control valve 28 moved into open position there is a rush of compressed air through the air supply line,including pipe 26', and this rush of air acting upon the relatively large undersurface of the diaphragm 4:2 causes an almost immediate closure of the exhaust valve before-very much compressed all can escape through. the exhaust valve. 7

As IIIGIItlOIlGClEIbOVG, l1ql1lCl 1S i'orced by compressed airfrom the liquid supply tank casing 53, secu1tedto the lower end of'the 3 liquid supply pipe 14, a cap 54L being provided for the lower end of the apertured casing 53, to hunt the downward movement of the tloat cup 52 and its choke valve 51.' Thechoke valve being mounted at the lower end of the liquid supply pipe 1 1 is locatedfwithiri the liquid supply tank 13. Asshown inFigure 2, the choke valve is open to permit the flow of liquid from the supply tank18 to the measuring tank 10, and as shown in Figure 6,-the choke valve is-elesedto prevent the passage of air from the liquid supply tank 13 to the measuring tank 10, it being understood that when the choke valve 51 is closed the liquid in the" liquid supply tank- 13 has lowercdto'a certain predetermined level,- at'. which level there would be aircommunication between thetank ISandpi'pe 1 1. In conneetion with the operation-of the float choke valve, assuming that the choke valve 51 is in closed position as shown in Figure 6, as aresult-of the liquid in tank 13 being below a certain predetermined level, liquid will be supplied through the siphon 2 3 to the tank 13. \Vhen' I the liquid in the tank 13 rises above the upper edge of the cup 52, it overflows into thee-up,

filling it, thereby causingthe' metal cup to sink, Disc'51, either secured to the bottom of the cup, or being loose} with respectthereto, sinks with the cup,leaving the pipeil l open for the flow of liquidfupwardly' therethru "when compressed air'is supplied to the top of the liquid-within supply tank '13. The cup 52 with its valve 51 remains in its sunken position as shown in Figure 2 until the liquid in the tank 13 reaches a given low level, at

the tank 13 is relieved, the latteris filled thru the siphon 23 for again moving the chokev valve 51 into an open position' -A blow-olf pipe 55, which extends thru tlietop of the liquid supply tank 13 and down to a point adjacent to the bottom'thereot is provided for forcing out water When such becomes necessary. r

' In connection with the operation "of the- Whole device and assuming that liquid has been siphoned from the storage tank 21 into the supply tank 13 and that the overflow pipe 16 has been positioned to measure the desired quantity of liquid to be dispensed, the air supply'control valve'28 is opened against the tension of spring 32 by depressing-the hand operated rod 36, which rotates the cam 33 into a position for holding the valve 28 open and causes the spoon valve member to assume a horizontal position as shown in Figure 3; A rush of compressedair passes thru the air supply pipes 25, 26 and 27' to the top of the liquid supply tank 13 for forcing liquid from said liquidsupply tank 13 thru the pipe let-into the'liquid measuring tank 10 until and short- I ly after the liquid starts to overflow thru. the

rush of compressed air thru the air line the: exhaust valve is moved into a substantlally overflow pipe 16. It will be understood, as

explained hereinabove, that upon the first closed position as shown in Figure 5 to prevent any material escape of compressed air therethrough. As soon as thelliquid overflows from the measuring tank .10,.it 'falls down into engagement with thespoon member 40 and the impact causes shaft-Maud cam 33 to rotate in a clockwise.direction to permit spring 32 to close the air supply controli'v alve 28, whereupon after a certain amount of expansion of the compressed air in the liquid supply tank 13, causing a slight additional supply of. liquid to the measuring tank 10, the air pressure in the liquidstu'aply tank falls to the extent that the spring lt opens the ex-v haust valve for venting the liquid supply tank 13'as hereinabove described. j

By means oI this combination, a simple,

veihcient, reliable and durable liquid dispensing apparatus is provided whichiis adapted to meet the various-requirements under service conditions. j

I claim:

1. In liquid dispensing apparatus, the'com binationof a measuring tank, a liquid supply tank at a lower level connected thereto for supplying liquid to said measuring tank, a source of compressed air, a pipe line connecting said compressed air source and said liquid supply tank for forcing liquid from said liquidcsupply tank tosaid ineas'uringtank, an-

air supplycontrolvalvezin said pipeline for controllingthe flow of com-pressed air -t01 said-liquid supply tank, and aseparate .eX- haustvalve 1n the same pipe hnefor venting.

said liquid supply tank, said exhaust valve;

compressed air source and said liquid supply tank for forclng liqu d from said'hqu d sup I .ply tank to said measuring tank, an air supply control'valve in said pipe line forcontrolling theflow oiicompressed air to said liquid supply tank, a separate exhaust valve in'the same pipe line for venting said liquid supply tank, said exhaust'valv'e being,ar-:

"rangedto beautomatically closedby the rush of air'whensaid air supply control: valve is opened, and means whereby said exhaust-valve is automatically opened to vent said supply tank whensaid air-"supply control valve is closedand the air-pressure Wit-hinsaid supply tank is reduced to a predetermined amount. I V

3. In liquid dispensing apparatus,- the combination of a measuringtank, a'liquid;

supply tank at a lower level connected there to ior supplying liquid-to; said measuring tank, asource of compressed a1r,'a pipe line connecting said compressed air. source and,

said-liquid supply tank for forcingliquid from said liquidsupp'ly tank to said measuring tank, an air; supply control valve in said pipe line for controlling thelflowor" com-v pressed air to, said'liquid supply tank, a sep- 1 arate exhaust valve in the samepipe 1111s ,for venting said liquid supply. tank, said exhaustvalve being arranged to be automaticallyclosed by the rush-of air When SZL'l'ClZt-ll supply control valve is opened,,ineans whereby said exhaust valve isautomatica'lly opened to vent said supply tanl'r when said air supply control valve is closed and the an pressure Within sald supply tank is reduced to a given amount,

closing of said air supply control valve.

bination ofa'measuring tank, a liquid sup-f for supplying liquid to said measuring tank,; a'source-of compressed air, a pipe l1ne con and means for automatically controlling the l necting said compressed air source and said liquid supply tank for forcingliquid from said liquid supply tank to said measuring tank, an air supply control valvein said pipe line for controlling the new of compressed air to saidliquid supply tank, a separate. ex-

haustvalve in the same pipe line for'venting *said liquid supply tanln'said exhaust valve being arranged to be automatically closed by the rush of air when said air supply control valve is opened, means whereby saidexhaust valve 18 automatically opened to vent said su-pply'tank when said air supply control valve is closed and'a given pressurewithin saidv supply tank exists, and means whereby said air supply control valve is closed as a result of'overflow from said measuring tank.

- 5. :In liquid dispensing apparatus, the

combination. of a measuring tank, a liquid supply tank at a lower level connected thereto for supplying liquid to said measuring tank, a source oi compressed air, a pipeline connecting said source and said liquid supply tankwhereby the liquid is .iorced from said liquid supply tank tosaid measuring tank, an air supply control valve in said pipe line for controlling'the flow of compressed air to saidliquid supply tank, an overflow pipe ex tending from said measuring tank, and means in. said overflow pipe responsive to impact from said overflow liquid for controlling said air supply, controlvalve, and means in said pipe line for permittingreduction of pressure in said supply tank after said last named means has been operated; a

6. In liquid dispensing apparatus, the

combination of a measuring tank, a liquid supply tank at a lower level connected thereto .for supplying liquid to said measuring tank, a source of compressed air, a pipe line connecting said source and said liquid supv.

ply tank whereby the liquid is forced from said liquid supply tank to said measuring tank, an air supply control valve in said pipe line for controlling the flow of compressed air to said liquid supply tank, andimeans wherebyimpact from overflow liquid from said measuring tank controls a movement of saidairfisupply control'valve, and means in-said pipe line for permitting reduction of tank at a-"lower level connected thereto for supplying liquid to. said measuring tank,a

pressure in said. supply tank after said last named meanshas been operated.

7. In liquid dispensing apparatus, the combination of a measuring tank, a liquid supply source of compressed air,"a pipe line'connecting said source'and said liquid supply tank whereby the liquid is forced from said liquid supply tank to said measuring tank, an air supply control valve insaid pipe line l'orcontrolling the flow of compressed air to said liquid supply tank, and means whereby impact from overflow liquid froinsaidmeasuringtank permits closlng or said air supply control valve, and means in said pipe line for permitting reduction of pressure in said sup ply tankai terv said last named means has been operated.

8; In liquid supply tank at a lower level connected theredispensing apparatus, the combination of a measuringtank, a liquid to for supplying liquid to said measuring tank, a source oi compressed air, a pipe line connecting said source andsaid liquid supply tank whereby the liquid is forced from said liquid supply tank to said measuring tank, anair supply control valve in said pipeline for controlling the] flow of compressed air to said liquid supply tank, means whereby impact troin'overflow liquid from said measuring tank permits 'closlng of said air supply I control valve, andan exhaust valve in said pipe line which is arranged to be Elli/0".

matically' opened as a result of reduced .pres-. sure in saidliquid supply tank after said air ply tank whereby liquid may be forced from' said liquid supply tank to said measuring tank, an air supply control valvein said pipe line for controlling the flow of compressed air to saidvliquid supply tank, an exhaust valve in said same pipe line for venting said supply tank, a spring tending to close said airsupply control valve, a cam by means oi. which sa id air supply control'valve may beheld open, and means responsive to impact from overflow liquid from said measuring tank for actuating 'SQICl CELHI for liberating 'said air supply control valveto permit its spring to close said valve. Signcd at Rochester, Pennsylvania, this 1st ,day of November, 1924. FREDERICK W. DELANOY.

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